Free Filipino “Manilatown” Film Double Feature + Q&As at SFMOMA
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) | 151 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Event Details
“Two Films. One Manilatown Legacy.” brings two generations of San Francisco’s Manilatown and International Hotel history to the big screen at SFMOMA for a special FREE double-feature presentation.
At 1 PM, experience the San Francisco premiere of the newly enhanced and restored edition of Curtis Choy’s landmark 1983 documentary, “The Fall of the I-Hotel”. The film chronicles the decade-long struggle to save San Francisco’s International Hotel and the August 4, 1977 eviction of its predominantly Filipino and Chinese elder tenants. Following the screening, filmmaker Curtis Choy joins co-producers of the enhanced edition for a community conversation moderated by Caroline Ocampo.
At 3 PM, experience the premiere of “Manilatown Manang”, the story of Jeanette Gandionco Lazam-artist, activist, and one of the few women who lived in the International Hotel as a Tenant Defender during the historic anti-eviction movement. The film follows Jeanette’s journey from the I-Hotel struggle through a lifetime of activism, art, and community. Following the premiere, Jeanette Lazam joins the film’s producers and creative team for a community conversation moderated by Caroline Ocampo.
Together, the films create a powerful dialogue between past and present: audiences first encounter Jeanette as a young activist in Choy’s historic documentary, then experience the continuation of her story in Manilatown Manang.
Saturday, November 7, 2026
SFMOMA – Phyllis Wattis Theater
151 Third Street, San Francisco
FREE admission. Advance RSVP through Eventbrite is required.
Presented by Manilatown Heritage Foundation
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Cost: FREE*
